December 10, 1856 ~ Wednesday

10^th I spent the day in the office writing & the night at home Orson Hyde arived home this evening

December 11, 1856 ~ Thursday

11^th I spent this day in the office I had an interview with Elder Orson Hyde who
had returned from Carson valley He was in presidents Young office. President
Young was poorly & not able to be out so Elder Hide went in to see him. Elder Hyde
said that He was accompanied home by 10 persons & named them He came home
part of the way on the old road & part on the Beckworth road but I believe the old
road is the best we started the 5^th day of Nov we have been one month travelling on the way
The Indians fell upon Gilbert & Gerrishes train of teamtsters & took all they had &
killed a part of them. Elder Hyde travelled through snow from 1 to 3 feet deep
during the last 200 miles no path ownly what we made ourselves. 2000 sheep
was taken by the Indians from the Mexican Heard going to Calafornia Elder Hyde
looked well & some banged with his Journey.

I attended the seventeenth ward meeting Heard the Bishop speak a short time I
then talked to the people near an hour & the spirit of God was upon me I then
went to the 14^th ward & samuel Richards was speaking when I went in
He was followed by several others I then spoke to the people a short time
their was a soft quiet spirit upon me I exhorted the people to keep the
commandments of God that they might be blessed I wrote Letters to the
several Bishops in the country to take care of their grain & not sell it
to our Enemies.

December 12, 1856 ~ Friday

12^th We are having a vary severe snow storm much snow is falling. I spent
the day in the office. I called at Presidents Youngs office. He is still quite
unwell. Elder O Hyde H. C. Kimball & G. D. Grant & myself was in the office
& H Stout & J. W. Cummings had just arived from Filmore the President
soon came in & they gave an account of their procedings while at Fillmore
the snow was two Feet deep on the road a part of the way they arived at
Fillmore monday morning they met with the Legislature through the day
they organized passed some resolutions & moved the seat of Government
to salt Lake City & Adjourned to meet in the Great Salt City on the
^18^ day of Dec 1856 & started for home during the evening they found
it vary cold & snowing nearly all the way home

On the night of the 3rd inst, the night before J. M. Grant was buried
Mrs Barsheba Smith wife of G. A. Smith dreamed that George A. Smith
was dead & that some other person wished to marry hier which troubled
her mind. On the same night Mrs Rose dreamed that George A. Smith
was hung in Washing[ton] by the members of Congress because he was a Mormon

December 13, 1856 ~ Saturday

13^th I sealed up a document given me by Present Young & filed it
in the Historians office snow is more than a foot deep this morning
on a level I spent most of the day in the office. My Son Wilford Woodruff Jr
commenced to learn the shoe Makers trade with Brother Barston the first of this
Month

The following Dream was related by H. C. Kimball Nov 25 1856

Nov 25 I dreamed that I was travelling with a companion & we came
to a powerful rapid stream of water like the Niagara River, the waves were
rolling vary high, & increasing in size the waters had been muddy but were
getting clear, as we came to this powerful stream we did not know how
we should get over it. I turned my Eyes a few moments from my companion
& when I look back I saw him on the other side of the river & climing a
steep hill I did not know how he got there I wanted to cross so I called to
him as loud as I could to stop & wait for me but He paid no attention to me
but went on as Hard as He could then a person came to me & said you
have an iron rod in your hand which I percieve I had several feet long
the Angel said to me you must use this rod & feel your way over the river & I awoke

December 10, 1856 ~ Wednesday

10th I spent the day in the office writing & the night at home Orson Hyde arived home this evening

December 11, 1856 ~ Thursday

11th I spent this day in the office I had an interview with Elder Orson Hyde who had returned from Carson valley He was in presidents Young office. President Young was poorly & not able to be out so Elder Hide went in to see him. Elder Hyde said that He was accompanied home by 10 persons & named them He came home part of the way on the old road & part on the Beckworth road but I believe the old road is the best we started the 5th day of Nov we have been one month travelling on the way The Indians fell upon Gilbert & Gerrishes train of teamsters & took all they had & killed a part of them. Elder Hyde travelled through snow from 1 to 3 feet deep during the last 200 miles no path ownly what we made ourselves 2000 sheep was taken by the Indians from the Mexican Heard going to Calafornia Elder Hyde looked well & some banged with his Journey.

I attended the seventeenth ward meeting Heard the Bishop speak a short time I then talked to the people near an hour & the spirit of God was upon me I then went to the 14th ward & samuel Richards was speaking when I went in He was followed by several others I then spoke to the people a short time their was a soft quiet spirit upon me I exhorted the people to keep the commandments of God that they might be blessed I wrote Letters to the [FIGURE] several Bishops in the country to take care of their grain & not sell it to our Enemies.

December 12, 1856 ~ Friday

12th We are having a vary severe snow storm much snow is falling I spent the day in the office. I called at President Youngs office He is still quite unwell. Elder O Hyde H. C. Kimball & G. D. Grant & myself was in the office & H Stout & J. W. Cummings had just arived from Filmore the President soon came in & they gave an account of their procedings while at Fillmore the snow was two Feet deep on the road a part of the way they arived at Fillmore monday morning they met with the Legislature through the day they organized passed some resolutions & moved the seat of Government to salt Lake City & Adjourned to meet in the Great Salt City on the 18 day of Dec 1856 & started for home during the evening they found it vary cold & snowing nearly all the way home

FIGURES on the night of the 3rd inst, the night before J. M. Grant was buried Mrs Barsheba Smith wife of G. A. Smith dreamed that George A. Smith was dead & that some other person wished to marry her which troubled her mind. On the same night Mrs Rose dreamed that George A. Smith was hung in Washington by the members of Congress because he was a Mormon

December 13, 1856 ~ Saturday

13th I sealed up a document gven me by Present Young & filed it in the Historians office snow is more than a foot deep this morning on a level I spent most of the day in the office. My Son Wilford Woodruff Jr commenced to learn the shoe Makers trade with Brother Barston the first of this Month

The following Dream was related by H. C. Kimball Nov 25 1856

Nov 25 I dreamed that I was travelling with a companion & we came to a powerful rapid stream of water like the Niagara River, the waves were rolling vary high & increasing in size the waters had been muddy but were getting Clear, as we came to this powerful stream we did not know how we should get over it. I turned my Eyes a few moments from my companion & when I look back I saw him on the other side of the river & climing a steep hill I did not know how he got there I wanted to cross so I called to him as loud as I could to stop & wait for me but He paid no attention to me but went on as Hard as He could then a person came to me & said you have an iron rod in your hand which I percieve I had several feet long the Angel said to me you must use this rod & feel your way over the river & I awoke